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Ted Poe: “The ``grand bargain'' immigration plan is really a plan to buy more buckets for the big leak on our border. The…”

On the recordJune 6, 2007
The ``grand bargain'' immigration plan is really a plan to buy more buckets for the big leak on our border. The government is missing the obvious. Until we fix the leak, we can never deal with all of the water from the leak. Until Uncle Sam enforces border security, we cannot solve the problem with the illegals already here. The so-called immigration reform bill deals with the wrong issue first. It legalizes the illegals while inadequately securing the border. Secure the border and then come up with a plan that is not amnesty in dealing with the people here illegally. Otherwise, we will keep buying more buckets and the real problem will never be solved. And that's just the way it is.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

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Discussing immigration reform and border security during a floor speech.

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